2015-11-10 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT                               10 NOVEMBER 2015


SECTION                RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                               CURRENT PRIORITIES                             LOOKING AHEAD
Noosa Aquatic Centre    25m pool capital works completed and            Completion of NAC service review             Refinement of contractors’ quality
                          pool reopened.                                  Evaluate current staffing structure and        assurance program to provide for
                        Hosted two squads (70 athletes +                  mix and develop proposal for                   enhanced outcomes for all parties.
                          coaches/managers) from Sydney on                  improvements as part of the service          Complete capital works projects.
                          week-long training camps.                         review.                                      Transfer NAC operations from Temp
                        Lessee sought and appointed by                  Draft capital works scopes for heat pump       folder.
                          Education Queensland to operate                   #3 and maintenance of Program Pool.          Christmas holiday program planning
                          Pomona School Pool.                               Both works scheduled for second half of      Implementation of service review
                        Staff participation in CF strategic planning      2015/16.                                       recommendations.
                          day.                                            Clean-up of Windows Explorer drives          Development of long-term asset
                                                                             and folders and subsequent migration of       management plan.
                                                                             files to refined N drive.


The J &                The J                                             The J                                          The J
Bicentennial            Noosa Long Week Festival very well              Consolidating knowledge and processes        Councillor workshop on usage of The
Community Centre          attended and achieved record ticket               following recent staff changes.                J scheduled for 13 November.
(BCC)                     sales.                                          Ongoing implementation of service review     Finalise entrepreneurial program for
                        Inaugural combined Noosa                          outcomes.                                      second half of 2015/16.
                          Chorale/Noosa Heads Jazz Club event             Finalise scope/design/costs to add either    Look to further develop concept of
                          well received by all parties.                     an additional 45 or 60 seats in upper          conference partnership with RACV
                        Inaugural Noosa Jazz Party at The J also          mezzanine section to increase theatre          Noosa.
                          well received by all parties.                     seating capacity to either 383 or 398.       Investigate opportunities for
                        Numerous ticketed events have achieved          Preparing for workshop with Councillors        weddings, functions and MICE type
                          record sales figures including school             regarding the J Business Plan                  events at The J
                          holiday activities, Sydney Comedy and           Clean-up of Windows Explorer drives          Development of long-term asset
                          Manhattan Short Film Festival                      and folders and subsequent migration of       management plan.
                        Staff participation in CF strategic planning       files to refined N drive.                  BCC
                          day.                                           BCC                                             Maintain relationships with key users
                       BCC                                                Finalise negotiations with potential            and explore potential for further
                        Noosa Gymnastics reported significant             permanent tenant in the demountable             growth of current arrangements.
                          increase in membership since moving               building
                          into the BCC
                        Ongoing maintenance of regular hirers
                          and permanent tenants




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